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Albert
Weisberger, Al as he was known by his buddies in C Battery of the 275th
AFA Bn, a Volunteer for the U.S. Army, left his insurance job and his wife
back home in Philadelphia, PA to serve his country on May 18, 1943.
He made friends readily
with his warm smile. His knack for figures quickly landed him in the Fire
Direction Control section of C Battery earning him the rank of Tech 5 or T/5, which is the pay grade equivalent to corporal.
[See World
War Two Rank page..]
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Camp Phillips, Kansas
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15 August
1943 - 21 December 1943
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Camp Campbell,
Kentucky -
31 January
1943 - 22 June 1944
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Al & S/Sgt Lustig
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Edward I. Avery
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? & Edward I. Avery
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Al & S/Sgt Lustig
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Back: Richard Castleberry,
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Al Paddilla
Front: Al & Robert Lustig |
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Claude Chandler, Al, &
James Manning (?) |
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Edward I. Avery holding an M3 Submachinegun |
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Clowning around - Al in jeep |
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with Joe Baker Driver |
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Al's buddies, including
Ray Crans,George Grago,
Ed Avery,& Allen Scoggins |
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Al on jeep |
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ETO
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Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2006 DeLoyd Cooper. All rights reserved.
DeLoyd Cooper is the Historian for the 275th Armored Field Artillery
Battalion Association.
Last updated: October 6, 2006. |